Vehicle-wheel.



C. C. HARBRIDGB. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 23, 1911.

1,06%982, Patented July 22, 1913.

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CHESTER C. HARBRIDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DETROIT DEMOUNT-ABLE RIM CO., OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 'A'CORPORAIION 0F MICHIGAN,

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Leonesa.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHESTER C. Haunninen, a resident of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to vehicle-Wheels and more particularly to Wheelrims adapted to be equipped with pneumatic tires.

In pneumatic-tired Wheels it is now common practice to employdemountahle rims to facilitate replacement of the pneumatic tire. Inthis class of wheels it is desirable to also faciliate the removal andreplacement of the tire, usually consisting` of an inner tuloe and anouter casing, with respect to the removable rim and for this` purposethe tire-rim has hecnsplit to permit it. to be contracted Within thetire casing.

llie presentv invention designs to provide improved means for detachahlyeolmecting the ends of a rim adjacent the split, so that it may heclamped to a Wheel hody by the usual holt or securingdevices.

Another object to the invention is to provide improved means fordetachably connecting the ends of the rim adjacent the split in suchmanner that when the tire is deflated or removed, the rim will, none theless, remain secured on the wheel.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a demountable rim ofimproved construction.

The invention consists'in the novel fea tures, hereinafter set forth andmore particularly dencd by the claimsat the conclusion hereof.

In the-drawings Figure 1 is a side eleva.- tion of a portion of a wheelhaving` the irnproved rim i applied thereto, parts being; shown insection. Fig'. 2 is an inner face view of a portionlof the demountablenim and the connecting plate. Fie'. Bis a section taken on line 3-f3 ofFig. 1; Fig. llis a tion taken on line 444; of Fig'. 1. 5 is aiperspective of the demountahle rim.

The wheel-body may he et'4 any suitable construction and comprises afelly 10 having,` an outer met-.allie band llshrunk thereon. Ademountable rim 12 is adapted to extend around the hand and, incross-section, is formed to hold a pneumatic tire comprising an outercasing` 13 and an inner tube 14 of usual construction. A valve 15 ofusual Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 23, 1911.

'riveted to the other end ot the rim.

Patented Jnlyf, 1913.

Serial No. 604,109.

construction is connected to the-inner tube as well understood in theart. -The rim comprises the usual tianges 16 in which ribs 17 on thetire casings are seated.

Rim 12 is split angularly and transversely at 19, so that when it isrenu'ived Jfrom the Wheel, it may he contrat-ted or sprung inwardly andlaterally to permit the tire to be readily placed thereon and removedtherefrom. Il.` ystill he understood thatftirecas ingsarefhsubstantially inexpansihle, and. therefore the rim is split, so oneend thereof can be readily sprung inwardly and'laterally to facilitateits removal from the tire. The rim when contracted may be placed withinthe tire and then expanded until the casing is seated therein. A hole 18is formed in this rim adjacent the split 19, for` valve 15. In practiceit has been found that when a split rim lits snugly the tire,theabutt-ine ends of the rim are pressed together with such force thatit is difficult to discngage them in order to spring one end of the rimWithin the other to contract the rim, and spring it laterally and toovercome this dilliculty the contiguous ends of the rim arecorrespondingly beveled, so that the angled faces will overlap, andresultantly when'the rim and' tire are to be disconnected7 any pressureexerted on the rim by the tire-casing, Will not cause the ends of therim to lee forced together in such manner as to prevent the rim frombeing readily contracted, because the projecting inner end' oit the rimwill be free to be pushed inwardly, and laterally when startingr toremove the tire from the rim. i l

In order to connect -the rim-ends and ren? der the rim inexpansihle,when on a wheel a'I connecting-plate 2() is pivotally connected to therim, adjacent one end thereof, hy a stud 21 and is adapted to he swung;into engagei'nent with erhoehen a sind@ which is This plate is adaptedto swing laterally and when the rim is on a wheel it will he disposedbetween the rinr and hand 1l and tits against the inner face orperiphery of the rim. The connecting' plate is notched as at 23 to litaround stud Q9 and to permit the plate to 105 be swung laterally whenthe tire is to be re- `moved from the rim. and to permit the rim (Fig.2) the rim will be inexpansible and 110 and the latter will be lockedagainst pivotal A `vwill permit the plate to swing laterally.lFurthermore, the studs, fitting in holes or by means other than, 4orindependent of, the

.to be pushed inwardly or laterally, and so Y orsockets 2G in ban'dl andto secure that a tire being therein. This feature is of ad- Yfelly andare provided Afterhe tire has been applied, the conrelatively to theother. Each of the studs. 2l, 22 have a` large head 23 which holds the.

plate snugly against the inner. face of the?l rim. The plate has a notch25 to receive* the tire-valve. The projecting ends 23 of studs 2l, 22are tapered to enter perforations portion of the rim adj acentthe splitagainst lateral movement relative to the wheel body. The plate is alsoprovided with a lock-stud 27 adapted to projectinto a perforation orsocket 23 in band ll to lock the plate againstg lateral movement whenthe rim is on wheel. Resultantly when the rim is secured on, a wheel,the ends of the split rim will beheld together by the connecting-platemovement on stud 2l or .movement which sockets on the wheel-body willsecure the rim against lateral movement relative to the wheel on saidband. Another important advantage of the construct-ion set itorthl isthat the connect-ing plate is held on the rim tire and its valve and insuch mannerthat the rim can be secured on the wheel without vantage inevent that emergency should make it necessary to run on the rim.

The rim is removably held on a flange 30 on band 1l on which one side ofthe rim is seated Wedge-lugs 32 on which the other side or the rim isseated and bolts 33 which extend through lugs 34 0n the opposite side ofthe wheel. These bolts are extended through brackets 36which are securedto the with seats 37 for lugs 32.

In applying a tire to the rim it is only necessary to swing theconnecting plate laterally so lthat one end of the rim will be free thatthe rim may be contracted and placed Within the tire, after the tirevalve has been placed through the opening 1S in the rim.

necting plate will be swung into operative position andthe rim and tirewill then be in conditionitovbe applied to'the Wheel. By loosening bolts33 and lugs 32 so that the latter may be swung inwardly, the Valve maybe inserted through the felly and studs 27,21 and 22 will pass into thesockets in the wheel. The opposite portion of the Wheel then be swunginwardly so the rim will ein position to be clamped on the rim betweenflange 30 and lugs 32, by bolts 33.

from the wheel the tire may be removed with equal facility, vchen theconnecting plate is swg/ing laterally, to permit one end of the rini tobe pushed inwardly and laterally to `facilitate the disconnection of therim and tire. lVhen the rim is on the wheel, stud ,onjthe connectingplate will lock the plate st lateral movement. he invention is not to beunderstood as Ivrestricted to the particular construction set 'forthsince the same may be verified by the skilled mechanic, within the scopeof the appended claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention what' I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a wheel body of a tire rim which is splittransversely to perv ,it the ends vto be flexed, means for detachablysecuring the rim on the wheel body, inwardly projecting studs on theends of the rim respectively, each stud having an enlarged head at itsinner end, spaced from the inner face of the rim, and a latch plate fordetachably connecting the rim ends, held on the studs respectively andbetween the heads and the inner face of the rim.

yObviously when the rim has been removed` 2. In a wheel, the combinationwith a said stud, and being free to be swung to the side of the rim. 1 f

3. In a wheel, the combination with a wheel-body, of a tire rim which issplit transversely, means for detachably securing the rim on the wheelbody, a latch-plate pivotd to one end of the rim, and a headed studon'the other end of the rim, said plate having a notch in one side forreceiving said stud, being free to be swung to the side of the rim, andhaving another notch inits. side through which the tire valve is adaptl"to extend.

CHESTER C. HARBRIDGE.

Witnesses:

FRED Genn/ACH. FRANK W; BEMM.

